| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paulo Eduardo Ferreira Godinho | ||
| Date of birth | 14 February 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Anápolis, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Riga | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2016 | Anápolis | ||
| 2016–2021 | Cruzeiro | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Cruzeiro | 6 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Santa Clara | 8 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Novorizontino (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2024 | Novorizontino | 0 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Alverca | 15 | (0) |
| 2025– | Riga | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2018 | Brazil U17 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 February 2025 | |||
Paulo Eduardo Ferreira Godinho (born 14 February 2002) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Latvian club Riga.
Paulo Eduardo is a youth product of Anápolis before moving to Cruzeiro's youth academy in 2016. [1] He signed his first professional contract with Cruzeiro on 3 November 2020. [2] He made his professional debut with Cruzeiro in a 1–0 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B win over Sampaio Corrêa on 9 January 2021. [3]
On 6 August 2022, Paulo Eduardo transferred to Portuguese Primeira Liga club Santa Clara signing a 5-year contract. [4]
In July 2023, Santa Clara sent Paulo Eduardo on a season-long loan to Série B club Grêmio Novorizontino. [5] In January 2024, he joined Novorizontino on a permanent deal. [6]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cruzeiro | 2020 | Série B | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | Série B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 [a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Santa Clara | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
Paulo Eduardo is a youth international for Brazil, having played for the Brazil U17s in the summer of 2018. [7]